System for indicating the status of a hotel or similar room
First Claim
1. In a multiple-room building, where a plurality of rooms are each connected by a doorway to a common corridor, a system for indicating the status of one of said rooms comprising selecting means allowing an occupant of said one of said rooms to select a message to be conveyed to a recipient in said common corridor, said selecting means accessible to the occupant within the interior of said one of said rooms, and indicating means electrically connected to said selecting means for indicating the message selected by the occupant to the recipient when said message is selected, said indicating means viewable by the recipient from said common corridor;
- wherein said selecting means comprises a switch assembly mounted within said one of said rooms, said switch assembly comprising a switch switchable between an “
off”
position and an “
on”
position, said switch “
on”
position representing said occupant'"'"'s selection of a particular pre-determined message, said switch assembly comprising means for indicating to said occupant the message associated with said “
on”
position; and
wherein said indicating means comprises an indicating assembly mounted in said common corridor, said indicating assembly comprising a message indicator corresponding to said switch “
on”
position such that when a switch “
on”
position is selected by said occupant, said corresponding message indicator indicates the predetermined message intended to be conveyed by the occupant to a recipient.
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Abstract
A system is described which replaces conventional “do not disturb” and “maid service” or “housekeeping” signs in hotel guestrooms. The system comprises means for allowing a hotel guest to choose, from within the hotel room, a message to convey to hotel staff and others such as “do not disturb”. The message is expressed by indicators housed within assemblies located outside of the hotel room, which are visible to passers-by. The system may also convey such messages to a more remote location such as a housekeeping office and the switch may be activated remotely.
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17 Claims
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1. In a multiple-room building, where a plurality of rooms are each connected by a doorway to a common corridor, a system for indicating the status of one of said rooms comprising selecting means allowing an occupant of said one of said rooms to select a message to be conveyed to a recipient in said common corridor, said selecting means accessible to the occupant within the interior of said one of said rooms, and indicating means electrically connected to said selecting means for indicating the message selected by the occupant to the recipient when said message is selected, said indicating means viewable by the recipient from said common corridor;
- wherein said selecting means comprises a switch assembly mounted within said one of said rooms, said switch assembly comprising a switch switchable between an “
off”
position and an “
on”
position, said switch “
on”
position representing said occupant'"'"'s selection of a particular pre-determined message, said switch assembly comprising means for indicating to said occupant the message associated with said “
on”
position; and
wherein said indicating means comprises an indicating assembly mounted in said common corridor, said indicating assembly comprising a message indicator corresponding to said switch “
on”
position such that when a switch “
on”
position is selected by said occupant, said corresponding message indicator indicates the predetermined message intended to be conveyed by the occupant to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- wherein said selecting means comprises a switch assembly mounted within said one of said rooms, said switch assembly comprising a switch switchable between an “
Specification
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Current AssigneeCharles Frederick Aitken, Joerg Cornelius Wagner, Joseph Karl Hans Huber
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Original AssigneeCharles Frederick Aitken, Joerg Cornelius Wagner, Joseph Karl Hans Huber
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InventorsWagner, Joerg Cornelius, Huber, Joseph Karl Hans, Aitken, Charles Frederick
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current340/286.08
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CPC Class CodesG08B 5/36 using visible light sources
